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Shameek J. Halls v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 22-360 · judgment October 1, 2025
Question presented
This Court has held that, “[w]hen a plea rests in any significant degree on a promise or agreement of the prosecutor, so that it can be said to be part of the inducement or consideration, such promise must be fulfilled.” Santobello v. New York, 404 U.S. 257, 262 (1971). Under Santobello, does the government violate a plea agreement, when it significantly deviates from its guidelines calculation in that agreement by seeking additional enhancements at sentencing based on information it had in its possession at the time of the guilty plea, without expressly warning the defendant prior to his plea that it may do so?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Michael Patrick Robotti
Ballard Spahr LLP
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Apr 20 2026Petition DENIED.
- Mar 26 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
- Mar 17 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Mar 02 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 3, 2026)
- Jan 20 2026Application (25A742) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until March 2, 2026.
- Jan 15 2026Application (25A742) to extend further the time from January 29, 2026 to February 28, 2026, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
- Dec 30 2025Application (25A742) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until January 29, 2026.
- Dec 19 2025Application (25A742) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 30, 2025 to January 29, 2026, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.